In an effort to limit the spread of news about Hong Kong's forthcoming pro-democracy rally on July 1, China has effectively cordoned off the island to mainland tourists during the period surrounding the demonstrations, reducing the number of tour g
In a public safety announcement, the Nigeria Food and Drugs Control Agency has warned that batches of tea imported by a Chinese company have been found to contain high levels of bacteria and other harmful contaminants and should not be consumed. &qu
In a recent statement Beijing has denounced the approval of a measure put to the US Senate by Senator S. Brownback of Kansas, that criticize the government's handling of Hong Kong and the stifling of progress of towards democratic and constitutional
In a disturbing display of what is possibly to follow in other countries, South Korea has begun following China's trail of blogging and online censorship. Please read this letter and propagate it, it was delivered courtesy of Peaking Duck and I promi
In a move echoing China’s censorship of BlogCN and Blogbus for propagating the now notorious letter written Dr. Jiang Yanyong calling for government to rethink its policies on Tiananmen, the "Liberal" government of South Korea has blocked
Moving in support of Hong Kong's pro democracy movement, the US Senate has unanimously approved a motion calling for an increased move towards democracy in the former British colony, and for an end to Beijing's move to stifle democratic reforms in th
Facing increased shortages of water for drinking and agriculture, China has become one of the foremost proponents of the science of cloud seeding, a technology used to "harvest" clouds for their water content to supplement existing rainfall
In the largest strategic training exercise for over two years China is set to launch a full scale assault on Dongshan Island, close to Fujian province Mainland China. The exercise is expected to include close to 18,000 ground troops in addition to wa
With forthcoming military exercises to simulate a possible Chinese attack against Taiwan planed for later this year, and a recent allocation of $18.2 billion by the government of president Chen Shuibien to purchase US built submarines and high techno
With tensions between Beijing and Taipei rising over the disputed Taiwanese presidential elections, high-technology arms sales, and accusation of potential Chinese aggression from Washington based committees, Taiwanese independence supporters are onc
While it is true that China is not the model society, that it is cracking down on freedom of speech, has ordered dissidents imprisoned without giving any reason or even telling their children, and that it has systematically ignored international soci
After a temporary boost by a couple of very popular articles on censorship and Chinese umbrellas, Angry Chinese Blogger has moved up to the "number 2 position" in the Blog City China Blog rankings, congratulations are also in order for Livi
It seems that no matter what China does, it ends up being the bad guy in Washington as seen in a recent Pentagon report that has branded China as " the number one threat to global security". If it moves economically it is a predator attac
A recent report by the US-China Economic and Security Review has stated that China is currently engaged in an "Economic War" with the US, and is using dirty tactics to further Chinese interests at the expense of US corporations and has heig
This is not a Joke, unless it is one being played on a US news company. A US Security commission has recently accused Beijing of building a laser cannon straight out of an episode of Star Trek, and that may already have deployed it in Fujian ready to
ChinaThe world waits with anticipation as a thousand year old wonder bra is excavated in Inner Mongolia, and China waits in anticipation as America announces what is possibly the least thought out military idea yet to come out of the Bush Administrat
In a series of reports and press interviews China has systematically rebuked American officials ahead of multi party talks over the future of the the divided Korean region, and has claimed that America is once again using the issue of advanced weapon
Step one: Find a nation far larger than yourself and equipped with one of the world’s grandest arsenal of nuclear weapons. Step two: Commit an act of Genocide against its people. Step Three: DieYou would have to be insane to take these steps, s
As part of an initiative to limit public access to information under the guise of protecting public morality which has included the closure of 16,000 Internet Cafes and the closure of censorship of many popular Chinese language portals, Beijing has n
In a development that has been closely watched by many of the growing number of Chinese citizens who openly criticize the Government, 72-year Chinese Doctor Jiang Yanyong, a man widely credited with forcing the Chinese government to announce the true
Until the 14th of March I’d never heard of BlogCN, and certainly not Isaac Mao, I’d never considered what a Chinese person might want to put in their blog or why the government might want to block them. In fact I’d barely even thought about wha
The newest purge of internets Cafes has now claimed 16,000 cafes in cities around the country, rising the total from the 8600 reported during the first few months of the year. "state media reported that the government had suspended the registr
“Publicly, American officials such as Secretary of State Colin Powell are saying that relations with China are the best they have ever been. Privately, however, policy makers are not shy about admitting that the two countries are engaged in a diplo
In a string of moves disguised as child protection initiatives China has once again added to its’ strategic crackdown on internet access and content in a concerted effort to remove political debate and social discussion from the internet.With growi
Have you ever wondered what Mongolian women (and possible men) wore under their attire; well archaeologists now have an answer. A 1000-year old female undergarment was recently excavated from a tomb in the Aohan region of Inner Mongolia.Apparently Mo